Means for operating file-cabinets.



No. 655,020. Patented my 3|, |000.

C. SCHRDEDER. MEANS FOB 0PERAT|NG FILECAB|NETS.

(Application led Apr. 7, 1900.) y (No Modal.)

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'CHARLES s'eIIRoEDEa-Aor DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MEANS Foa OPERATING FILE-CABINETS.

srncrrrcArrcN forming part of Letters mentire. 655,020, dated Jury s1, 1900.

Application filed Apl 7, 1900; Serial No. 12,034. (No model.) l

from its retaining-slats draws the rear rest smoothly along two parallel horizontal guides,

the rear rest working independent of contact.

with the sides of the iiling-case. Iattain this object bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lvis afperspective view; Fig. 2, a

plan `viewon the line 2 2, and Fig. u3 a detail'l sectional Vview on the line Similar V letters refer to similar parts in the several iviews. Y.

The cabinet is built in the ordinary manner in which such articles are usually puttogether,and consists of abottom, top, and three closed sides. The fourth'side is open and is provided with two or more shelves partitioned so as to provide small recesses or pigeonholeslA The floors of. these recesses do not extend backward across the cabinet the full distance, but consist of a stationary front part provided with a slat or low rail ontheouteredge and a rear portion which rear portion is movablel on horizontal bars passing transversely through the-iioor. The rear `floor y is connected with the front iioorl by a spring, which when the cigar-box intended to be held in the recess is removed actuates the rear door, carrying it forward, and by means of a small pin, staple,

or'slat attached to the rear side of the Inov-v able tloor, which impinges upon the end of the cigar-box, forces the 4saiducigarjbox out into the 'operators' handsfg. The boxes Aare placed on the iiling-ioors B and pushed in until they impinge upon the rear pins or slats @which pins or slats `are attached in anycrdinary manner to the rear floors B. Underneath the `floor B are two screweyes e e, one ixed't'o the movable and one to the stationary part, and

a spring f is suitably attached to the screw` eyes, one end to each.

The box A forces the rear halt of the iioor B backward along the guides D, extending the spring f in the act. When the outer end of the box A is pushed up to be removed, the

tension of the spring f acting upon theY rear door B throws it forward, together with the rear floor, until the latter comes in contact with the front stationary door. l f' i Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i g f In a box-cabinet, consisting of top, three closed, sides and an open side having floors only partially covering the bottoms of the recesses for said boxes, said iioors being in two parts, the front iioor being stationary and the rear ioor moving onnhorizontal transverse guides, the ioors being connected by springs which operate to drawgtherear floor to the front floor g1, the transverse guides upon which are operated the rear parts of floors as above set forth, substantially as described.

CHARLES SCHROEDER.

Witnesses: Y

WALTER N. LANGELL, HATTIAN BRUCE. 

